Sentil Senthilselvan, PhD, MSc, BSc (Honours)

Professor, School of Public Health

Contact

Professor, School of Public Health
Email
sentil@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-6505
Address
3-276 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
11405 87 Ave NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 1C9

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Biostatistics Epidemiology


About

Degrees

PhD, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1980
MSc, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1977 
BSc (First Class Honours), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1975



Awards

Junior Research Fellow Award, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, 1977


Keywords




Research

I am interested in biostatistics, epidemiology of respiratory diseases including asthma and genetic epidemiology including gene-environment interaction. My methodological expertise includes analysis of survival data, analysis of correlated data using multilevel modelling (MLM) and generalized estimating equations (GEE).

Announcements

I am on phased post-retirement and no longer accepting graduate students for supervision.

Courses

SPH 719 - Biostatistics III

Advanced biostatistical methods for the design and analysis with a special emphasis on applications for health sciences research. Topics include multinomial and ordinal logistic regression, Poisson and negative binomial regression, longitudinal and correlated data analysis methods (including generalized estimating equations and random-effects models), advanced survival analysis, principal component and factor analyses, and propensity score analysis. Prerequisites: SPH 619 or permission of the Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 798 and SPH 719.


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